Pen-holder



(No Model.)

J. O. PALMER.

PEN HOLDER.

No. 433,303. Patented July 29, 1890.

WITNESSES A TTOHNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA C. PALMER, OF LANHAM, TEXAS.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,303, dated. July29, 1890.

Application filed February 18, 1890. Serial No. 340,888. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSHUA O. PALMER, of Lanham, in the county ofHamilton and State of Texas, have invented a new and ImprovedPen-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in pen-holders; and the object ofmy invention is to provide a pen-holder of simple construction that maybe easily held between the fingers without cramping the same, that willhold the pen in such a position in relation to the eye as to enable thewriter to write well, and that will be adapted to hands of varioussizes.

To this end my invention consists of a curved fiat holder having a shankprojecting from the end thereof, to which a pen may be attached, saidshank being nearly parallel with the straight portion of the holder, andin line with the eye when held in position for Writing.

This construction will be hereinafter fully described, and specificallypointed outinthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the penholder in position in the band;Fig. 2, a perspective View of the same detached from the hand; Fig. 3,aplan view of the same; Fig. 4, a broken side elevation of the same, andFig. 5 an end view with the pen removed.

Theholderis made, preferably, of wood, and is provided with a fiathandle A, having thinned or rounded edges, said handle being laterallycurved and thickened at its lower end from about the point Cl, andterminating in a projecting rounded shank B, which is very nearlyparallel with the straight portion of the handle. The shank B isprovided with a ferrule C, which fits closely thereon, and the top ofthe shank is provided with a recess 1), between the shank and theferrule, into which a pen (I is placed when the pen-holder is to beused. The recess 1) should be shaped to fit an ordinary pen, so that thepen will rest firmly therein. The lower end of the handle A is by aleft-handed person.

also provided with a recess c, which is parallel with the shank B, andaffords room for the edge of the pen (Z. It will be seen that therecess 1) extends the entire length of the shank B and ferrule C, sothat if a pen should be broken off in the holder it may be pushed out ineither direction. The holder is rounded up from the recess 6, thuspractically forming an extension of the recess 1), so that the pen willbe firmly held in position. If desired, the opposite side of the shank Band handle A may be recessed, and the holder may be used The curve fromthe shank B to the point a of thehandle should be such as to fit thecurve of the fingers and bring the shank and pen in line with the eye.The pen will'thus bear firmly and squarely upon the paper, and thestrokes of the pen may be made with great precision and ease.

The pen-holder, having a fiat handle A, fits nicely between the fingers,and maybe used a long time without tiring or cramping the hand. It mayalso be laid upon the paper, and, being flat and curved, will hold thepen in elevated position and prevent it from soiling the paper.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A pen-holder consisting, essentially, of a fiathandle curved laterally at its lower end and having said lower endprovided with a forwardl y-proj ectin g shank adapted to receive a pen.substantially as described.

2. A pen-holder having a fiat-sided curved handle with thinned orrounded edges, the

lower end of said handle being thickened, as

shown, and provided with a forwardly-projecting shank and ferruleadapted to receive and hold a pen, substantially as described.

3. A pen-holder consisting, essentially, of a fiat curved handle A,thickened at the lower end, as shown, and having a recess etherein, anda shank B, projecting from the lower end of said handle and providedwith a recess b and ferrule C, substantially as described.

JOSHUA O. PALMER.

Witnesses:

THOS. I. PHELPS, SIDNEY J JENKINS.

